Chandigarh: Reacting to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s criticism of the Centre over ED raids on AAP leader and cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora’s premises, Punjab BJP on Friday said the “noise” being made by the AAP suggested that indeed there was “something fishy.“Punjab BJP general secretary Anil Sarin, in a video, said, “Today there was an ED raid on Punjab cabinet minister Sanjeev. I am surprised — why is so much noise being made about it? If a matter comes to an investigating agency, isn’t it their responsibility to investigate it? This is a routine matter. Let the law take its own course. But the way the entire Aam Aadmi Party is creating uproar, are they above the law of the country, are they above the Constitution? Just because they have become ministers, have they become God that they cannot be questioned?”Sarin added, “The kind of noise they are making makes it seem that there is something fishy. I would request them — let the investigating agencies do their job. If you believe you are clean, then what is there to be afraid of? The noise they are making suggests there is something fishy.”Union minister of state for railways and food processing industries Ravneet Singh Bittu, while referring to ED raids on Arora, sarcastically posted a one-liner in Punjabi on X, “Sab farhay jaange…! (All will be caught).”Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia accused the AAP of “adopting double standards on corruption” and said, “When central agencies such as the CBI and ED initiate action against AAP leaders, it is described as oppression, but when Punjab Vigilance proceeds against opposition leaders, it is portrayed as a crackdown on corruption.”In a written statement, Majithia alleged, “Individuals described as ‘money handlers’ within AAP’s financial network, including Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal and minister Sanjeev Arora, have come into focus. A high-level probe would bring out more names linked to alleged financial dealings, including claims that crores were used to secure Rajya Sabha seats and facilitate party funding.”Ends MSID: 130333418 413 |
